under pressure
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Three minutes from time, Canada mounted an attack from halfway after a fumble put Harrison's clearing kick under pressure, and replacement Seumanutafa charged down the left wing to complete the comeback.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Lecornu is under pressure to get a cost-cutting budget through parliament.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
Skepticism about returns on investment on the massive spending on AI by some of the world’s largest tech companies is sparking another “tech wreck,” as stocks associated with the AI build-out were coming under pressure.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026
Keeping calm under pressure comes with the job description, but there's a sense it's what's expected from fans and team-mates.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Most of us, under pressure, get too aroused, and past a certain point, our bodies begin shutting down so many sources of information that we start to become useless.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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